Facebook Advertsing

Travis Cossel · January 21st, 2009, 03:12 PM

I just thought I'd mention that I use Firefox and Facebook works great in it. Maybe there's an issue with Firefox on your system?

SiuChung Leung · January 21st, 2009, 04:20 PM

I also came across the problem with firefox. I needed to use IE tab to open that.

Lukas Siewior · January 22nd, 2009, 12:47 AM

I just created my first ad. Let's see how it works :-)

BTW: Firefox is working properly (ver. 3).

Steve Shovlar · January 22nd, 2009, 05:11 PM

I also just created a Facebook ad. Trouble is when I break it down to the local towns
(I can't select county which is a huge shame) I am left with only 1800 engaged ladies (certainly wouldn't target the guys)

So I am not holding out much hope. Might be great if in London, Birmingham or Manchester, but in little old Dorset I am not going to get rich on Facebook.

Richard Wakefield · January 22nd, 2009, 05:37 PM

'only' 1800 engaged ladies in local towns....Steve, i would consider that really good!

Steve Shovlar · January 23rd, 2009, 04:40 AM

I think you are in a far better position on the edge of London. All those satellite towns. Down here we have Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Weymouth, Dorchester and ........??

I have now made another ad which is awaiting approval which is a bit further afield from my base, and includes Southampton, Bath, Salisbury. Now have 3800 engaged ladies.

First add has been up for 10 hours and not a single click. Not going to go through my $15 a day I don't think. More like 0.20 a day!

Kelsey Emuss · January 23rd, 2009, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Shovlar

I also just created a Facebook ad. Trouble is when I break it down to the local towns
(I can't select county which is a huge shame) I am left with only 1800 engaged ladies (certainly wouldn't target the guys)

So I am not holding out much hope. Might be great if in London, Birmingham or Manchester, but in little old Dorset I am not going to get rich on Facebook.

I would say that a healthy THIRD of my initial contacts are made by grooms! I definitely target engaged men in my ad! Plus I've had a few men contact me for quotes on other projects.

In other words...I wouldn't omit them, they'll only click if they are interested!

Lukas Siewior · January 23rd, 2009, 01:57 PM

I target both men and women. My area is large though - NJ,NY and CT. That's 150k engaged ppl. So far in 2 days I had 15k displayes and 9 clicks. But for now I'm limiting the daily expenses to $2 which gives me aprox 6 clicks. I want to test it before full go with refreshed website.

Noel Lising · January 26th, 2009, 12:13 PM

Hi there,

Any updates from those who tried? So far I have 6 clicks on 3,000 impressions, no inquiries has been made though, I figured it is 1 inquiry for every 20 clicks.

Ken Diewert · January 26th, 2009, 06:23 PM

Noel,

you're blowing me away. I've had 2 clicks in 7,900 impressions!

I think I set my target market a little tight. I wanted to try it for a week. You can't really edit your ad, you have to 'create a similar ad'

I think the concept is a good idea. Can you imagine taking out a newspaper ad and only paying for the people who read your ad?

Monday Isa · January 26th, 2009, 10:25 PM

I have had 94,797 views and 54 clicks for four days. No inquiries yet. I'm going to leave it for a month though and see how it goes. If anything it is great for branding and getting your name out there.

John J. Arnold · January 27th, 2009, 10:12 AM

I've had more than 93,000 impressions and 36 clicks in four days, with a $5 daily limit. Are you all targeting just brides, or both men and women? I'm targeting both right now, but wondering if I should just do engaged women, to cut down on my impressions.

John J. Arnold · January 27th, 2009, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kelsey Emuss

I would say that a healthy THIRD of my initial contacts are made by grooms! I definitely target engaged men in my ad! Plus I've had a few men contact me for quotes on other projects.

In other words...I wouldn't omit them, they'll only click if they are interested!

Oops, read right past a couple of these posts -- are these initial contacts coming from Facebook referrals, or are you talking in general? Even though I'm getting click-throughs, they're not spending a lot of time on my site, and my bounce rate is pretty high. And I haven't yet received any contacts.

Kelsey Emuss · January 27th, 2009, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John J. Arnold

Oops, read right past a couple of these posts -- are these initial contacts coming from Facebook referrals, or are you talking in general? Even though I'm getting click-throughs, they're not spending a lot of time on my site, and my bounce rate is pretty high. And I haven't yet received any contacts.

From Facebook I get a third of my contacts from Grooms.

Interestingly my ad used to have an image of a video camera on it and I would say I had LOTS of grooms inquire. Recently my ad has an image on a B&G in an embrace...not as many men seem to notice it. Funny eh?

Chad Whelan · January 28th, 2009, 12:57 PM

This is certainly interesting. From those of you who mentioned you get a lot of business from facebook I would like to know if you are referring to mainly wedding business? Would you consider these budget brides or are they spending a good amount of money with you?

January 21st, 2009, 03:12 PM	#16
Travis Cossel Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 2,933	I just thought I'd mention that I use Firefox and Facebook works great in it. Maybe there's an issue with Firefox on your system? __________________ Black Label Films www.blacklabelweddingfilms.com

January 21st, 2009, 04:20 PM	#17
SiuChung Leung Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 231	I also came across the problem with firefox. I needed to use IE tab to open that. __________________ S.O.D.E Wedding Video(NZ): www.sode.co.nz

January 26th, 2009, 06:23 PM	#25
Ken Diewert Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada Posts: 1,200	Noel, you're blowing me away. I've had 2 clicks in 7,900 impressions! I think I set my target market a little tight. I wanted to try it for a week. You can't really edit your ad, you have to 'create a similar ad' I think the concept is a good idea. Can you imagine taking out a newspaper ad and only paying for the people who read your ad? __________________ C100, 5DMk2, FCPX

January 22nd, 2009, 12:47 AM	#18
Lukas Siewior Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lyndhurst, NJ, USA Posts: 408	I just created my first ad. Let's see how it works :-) BTW: Firefox is working properly (ver. 3).

January 22nd, 2009, 05:11 PM	#19
Steve Shovlar Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dorset UK Posts: 697	I also just created a Facebook ad. Trouble is when I break it down to the local towns (I can't select county which is a huge shame) I am left with only 1800 engaged ladies (certainly wouldn't target the guys) So I am not holding out much hope. Might be great if in London, Birmingham or Manchester, but in little old Dorset I am not going to get rich on Facebook.

January 22nd, 2009, 05:37 PM	#20
Richard Wakefield Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 680	'only' 1800 engaged ladies in local towns....Steve, i would consider that really good!

January 23rd, 2009, 04:40 AM	#21
Steve Shovlar Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dorset UK Posts: 697	I think you are in a far better position on the edge of London. All those satellite towns. Down here we have Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Weymouth, Dorchester and ........?? I have now made another ad which is awaiting approval which is a bit further afield from my base, and includes Southampton, Bath, Salisbury. Now have 3800 engaged ladies. First add has been up for 10 hours and not a single click. Not going to go through my $15 a day I don't think. More like 0.20 a day!

January 23rd, 2009, 01:57 PM	#23
Lukas Siewior Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lyndhurst, NJ, USA Posts: 408	I target both men and women. My area is large though - NJ,NY and CT. That's 150k engaged ppl. So far in 2 days I had 15k displayes and 9 clicks. But for now I'm limiting the daily expenses to $2 which gives me aprox 6 clicks. I want to test it before full go with refreshed website.

January 26th, 2009, 12:13 PM	#24
Noel Lising Major Player Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 789	Hi there, Any updates from those who tried? So far I have 6 clicks on 3,000 impressions, no inquiries has been made though, I figured it is 1 inquiry for every 20 clicks.

January 26th, 2009, 10:25 PM	#26
Monday Isa Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: College Park, Maryland Posts: 913	I have had 94,797 views and 54 clicks for four days. No inquiries yet. I'm going to leave it for a month though and see how it goes. If anything it is great for branding and getting your name out there.

January 27th, 2009, 10:12 AM	#27
John J. Arnold Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Santa Fe, N.M. Posts: 55	I've had more than 93,000 impressions and 36 clicks in four days, with a $5 daily limit. Are you all targeting just brides, or both men and women? I'm targeting both right now, but wondering if I should just do engaged women, to cut down on my impressions.

January 28th, 2009, 12:57 PM	#30
Chad Whelan Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Deep River, Connecticut Posts: 261	This is certainly interesting. From those of you who mentioned you get a lot of business from facebook I would like to know if you are referring to mainly wedding business? Would you consider these budget brides or are they spending a good amount of money with you?